The Medieval World

In this episode, we look at an account of a hobgoblin in ninth-century France. This account comes from a ninth-century Carolingian author named Notker who wrote a biography of Charlemagne.

For a copy of Notker's biography, see:

https://amzn.to/2zXobLl

I also reference the M.A. Thesis of a certain Klayton Amos Tietjen at the University of Tennessee. For this thesis, see:

https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4784/

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In this episode, we look at a famous case of an escaped criminal who hides in a church. Can he legally be extradited from a church? We find out in this episode.

Books referenced:

Samuel W. Collins, The Carolingian Debate over Sacred Spaces (Palgrave: 2012).

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In this episode, our subject is Medieval Beasts. We look at a species of beasts known as Cynocephaly, or dog-headed men. No, these aren't werewolves.

In this episode, we look at birds generally as they existed in the minds of medieval people. We talk about the different ways in which medieval people hunted, ate, used, and envisioned birds.

For Valerie Garver's book, Women and Aristocratic Culture in the Carolingian World, see:

https://amzn.to/36D8Bk6

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In this episode, we look at murder (and a battle) in the Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours, France.

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